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It’s this new graph, from the new CDC Early Release of U.S. Obesity Estimates, 2015 men ought to know about: in which men for the age group 40–59, the prevalence of obesity was higher among men than among women (36.3% v 33). There are more gruesome details too.* For [...]
I recently gave a Cheat Sheet interview on Protein Bars, along with David Katz MD at Yale (a prolific writer, and head of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine) and Heather Mangieri RDN in Pittsburgh (sports nutrition expert and ADA spokeswoman. They did a great job in excerpting it, [...]
A little estrogen in the wrong place (like around your waist, or in your food) can drop your other hormone levels, warp your reproductive system, and ruin your whole day. It’s a healthy living fact that’s little discussed, but for those with canary-in-the-coal-mine immune systems, or [...]
In Part 1, I covered what the liver does and how it works, and why you should love your liver; here, in part 2, I cover liver healthy foods; good diet foods are discussed elsewhere. What can you do to avoid liver disease? If your waist is more than [...]
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This is Men’s Health Week, not just another Hallmark holiday, and it culminates in Father’s Day. Over the last several years as I tested and wrote REFUEL, I’ve discovered that there is a huge gender gap in health and health understanding, and that there is something to do about [...]
It’s been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon. But not here. I feel lucky: lucky that Don’t Ask Your Doctor About Low T (a dramatic title, meant to point out that men don’t have to medicalize aging and have the power to change their health and their T without [...]
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Have you ever harvested your own certified organic avocados and Buddha’s hands? Sunk your teeth into handmade Santa Barbara syrah, grenache, dolcetto or arneis, with the winemaker at your side, describing the process and answering every single question you can ask? Operated a flame throwing 1952 [...]
This is an easy one to knock off: and the data very persuasive. The more toxins from hot plastics, the greater the chance (for many people, men and women) of infertility and lower testosterone levels for men. Check your testosterone level. Check your vitamin D level and [...]